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Brazos Belle, originally named Brazos Queen II, [1] was constructed by F.M. Young at a cost of $1 million, [2] the vessel being permanently berthed on Lake Brazos, near Interstate 35 in Waco in 1997 as a result of fluctuating water levels in the Brazos River. [3] [4] Young sold the riverboat to Tony Cain, president of Brazos Leisure, Inc., [5 ...
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brazos County, Texas. There are two districts and 44 individual properties listed on the National Register in the county along with one formerly listed property.
Brazos Valley (/ ˈ b r æ z ə s / ⓘ BRAZ-əs) is a region of the U.S. state of Texas comprising the following 7 counties in Central Texas: Brazos, Burleson, and Robertson (which collectively comprise the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area), and the neighboring counties of Grimes, Leon, Madison, and Washington.
The Waco area is home to three airports. Waco Regional Airport (ACT) serves the city with daily flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International via American Eagle. TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is the site of the former James Connally AFB and was the primary fly-in point for former President George W. Bush when he was visiting his ranch in Crawford. It ...
The Brazos River Authority or BRA was created in 1929 by the Texas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage the Brazos River as a water resource in Texas. [1] It was originally named the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District and renamed to the current name in 1953.
The Brazos River (/ ˈ b r æ z ə s / ⓘ BRAZ-əs, Spanish:), called the Río de los Brazos de Dios (translated as "The River of the Arms of God") by early Spanish explorers, is the 14th-longest river in the United States at 1,280 miles (2,060 km) from its headwater source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Roosevelt County, New Mexico [2] to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a 45,000-square ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2022. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. June 2022 1 Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar, 77, Malaysian ...
Waco is home to a humid subtropical climate, consisting of hot, dry summers and mild winters with little snowfall. [18] The annual rainfall for Waco is 35.9 inches per year, with some form of precipitation falling an average of 76.4 days out of the year. The average high temperature in July is 95.4 °F, while the average low temperature in the ...